Panagbenga 2019, the most awaited month-long flower festival in Baguio City, Philippines starts today and will run until March 10.
Today’s events will include the opening ceremonies and the drum and lyre competition elimination.
As in previous years, traditional events will highlight the grand parades namely the Grand street dancing parade which is happening on March 2 and the Grand Float parade which will be held on March 3.
The Grand parades are scheduled much later than the usual for this year with the Grand parades being moved to the first weekend of March 2019. The week-long Session Road in Bloom will start on March 3. The festival will end with a grand fireworks display on March 10.
For detailed daily activities, visit the Panagbenga official website.
The festival
Panagbenga is an annual flower festival celebrated every February in the city that reflects the history, traditions and values of Baguio and the Cordilleras. This month-long event flourishes through community spirit involvement.
The term “Panagbenga” comes from a Kankanaey term meaning “season of blooming”. This festival reflects the history, traditions and values of Baguio and the Cordilleras.
“Panagbenga will always be Baguio’s grand celebration of life, proud fiesta of the best in our city’s floral wealth, joyfully shared with our visitors and guests for their fullest enjoyment of the best there is in Baguio,” Councilor Elmer Datuin, co-chairman of the 2019 organizing committee, said in an interview Wednesday..
Image: panagbengaflowerfestival.com
